Traditionally human health has been examined using a biomedical model [or medical model] which defines health as the absence of disease (Strother-Ratcliff, 2002). Feminists and sociologists assert that there are limitations to the biomedical model (Strothers-Ratcliff, 2002) and that methods of treatment risk labelling women as disordered due to personality, biology and dificient skills (Foundations of feminist therapy p.22). Models that consider other processes like cultural, economic, psychological, social, and political causes (Strothers-Ratcliff, 2002) differ from traditional models and offer a better opportunity for women to heal (Emotional well-being Regehr, V., & Caplan, P. 2005). Alternative models like bio-psycho-social therapy (Froggett; Richards, 2002), feminist psychology , and constructivist approaches (Bepko, 1992), validate the differences between women and men’s bodies and the interplay of cultural and socioeconomic influences (Schliebner, 1994).
Treatment
There are numerous treatment centres and programs throughout Ontario and Canada that deal specifically with eating disorders and that offer a number of different treatment options like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Experiential Therapy and, Narrative Therapy.
Traditionally human health has been examined using a biomedical model [or medical model] which defines health as the absence of disease (Strother-Ratcliff, 2002). Feminists and sociologists assert that there are limitations to the biomedical model (Strothers-Ratcliff, 2002) and that methods of treatment risk labelling women as disordered due to personality, biology and dificient skills (Foundations of feminist therapy p.22). Models that consider other processes like cultural, economic, psychological, social, and political causes (Strothers-Ratcliff, 2002) differ from traditional models and offer a better opportunity for women to heal (Emotional well-being Regehr, V., & Caplan, P. 2005). Alternative models like bio-psycho-social therapy (Froggett; Richards, 2002), feminist psychology , and constructivist approaches (Bepko, 1992), validate the differences between women and men’s bodies and the interplay of cultural and socioeconomic influences (Schliebner, 1994).
Treatment
There are numerous treatment centres and programs throughout Ontario and Canada that deal specifically with eating disorders and that offer a number of different treatment options like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Experiential Therapy and, Narrative Therapy.